Thread: Pondering......

Originally Posted by earcutter

Yeah but like I said before Wullie - I don't know how many people support the NRA or simply have to join. In order for me to shoot at the range here, I have to become a member of the NRA - why because they insure the range. They provide the best rates - it's a great racket.

The NRA is very good at insuring membership. That they are getting than many members doesn't surprise me at all if people are buying guns like crazy - see photo in post #17.

I don't have to look at photos to know the public is buying every thing "assault looking weapon" that they can. Same goes for ammo.

The NRA isn't the ONLY gun owner's organisation that is gaining membership.

FYI, I do not and will not belong to the NRA.

I am a member of the NAGR. The National Association for Gun Rights.

Originally Posted by Wullie

Hope this helps.

"About 49 percent of Americans live in households that receive some form of government benefits, according to the libertarian Mercatus Center at George Mason University, based on data from 2010.* Not all of those people, however, are dependent on those benefits."

I am one of those - we have children! hence I get a child tax credit - but I tell you what - I still pay a ton in taxes lol!! All of Americans get a benefit in one form or another - our gas is cheap because oil company's get billions of our moneys in subsidy's LOL!!

That number should be 100% LOL!

Originally Posted by earcutter

I am one of those - we have children! hence I get a child tax credit - but I tell you what - I still pay a ton in taxes lol!! All of Americans get a benefit in one form or another - our gas is cheap because oil company's get billions of our moneys in subsidy's LOL!!

That number should be 100% LOL!

Stroll on down and get ya an obamaphone for you and the kids.

Show me some of that "CHEAP" gas.

Originally Posted by Wullie

Stroll on down and get ya an obamaphone for you and the kids.

Show me some of that "CHEAP" gas.

That's a cheap shot Wullie! Very cheap... I don't need or want a phone thank you.

If you don't think you are getting cheap gas than you have no idea what's going on in America with respect to the oil and gas business. Clearly you want to believe what you want to believe - but look into it. You might surprise yourself.

Originally Posted by earcutter

That's a cheap shot Wullie! Very cheap... I don't need or want a phone thank you.

If you don't think you are getting cheap gas than you have no idea what's going on in America with respect to the oil and gas business. Clearly you want to believe what you want to believe - but look into it. You might surprise yourself.

I've got kinfolk all over the "oil bidness". I've got a VERY good idea about how that mess is run. Never worked the patch, but I've lost three jobs because of it in years past. Got a VERY tiny dab of royalties that make enough to be a PITA on my income taxes.

Cheap shot? You're the one that was braggin about being subsidized.

AND I'm getting a bit tired of shots in my direction.

Originally Posted by Wullie

I've got kinfolk all over the "oil bidness". I've got a VERY good idea about how that mess is run. Never worked the patch, but I've lost three jobs because of it in years past. Got a VERY tiny dab of royalties that make enough to be a PITA on my income taxes.

Cheap shot? You're the one that was braggin about being subsidized.

AND I'm getting a bit tired of shots in my direction.

Bragging!? When you fill out the form, it asks do you have kid, you reply yes, you set a subsidy!

I am glad you are making some cash for your efforts - but I can't assume you know anything about how gas is subsidized when you state:

Show me some of that "CHEAP" gas.

That would imply to me that you don't think it's subsidized (to me) - if I was trying to hurl cheap shots, I would have said "head out to your closest gas station."

When you stated... well...

Giving you my opinion isn't hurling cheap shots Wullie.

Stating that I take my family and myself over to the government for assistance and get me a phone which we all know is code for being trash - is!!

YMMV....

Originally Posted by Wullie

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I am a member of the NAGR. The National Association for Gun Rights.

Why on earth does the US need an association for gun rights? Aren't you constitutionally assured of these rights? [he asks with trepidation...]

James.

Originally Posted by earcutter

Bragging!? When you fill out the form, it asks do you have kid, you reply yes, you set a subsidy!

I am glad you are making some cash for your efforts - but I can't assume you know anything about how gas is subsidized when you state:



That would imply to me that you don't think it's subsidized (to me) - if I was trying to hurl cheap shots, I would have said "head out to your closest gas station."

When you stated... well...

Giving you my opinion isn't hurling cheap shots Wullie.

Stating that I take my family and myself over to the government for assistance and get me a phone which we all know is code for being trash - is!!

My last check over a year ago was FIFTY SEVEN CENTS.

I should have put a smiley behind that phone remark. Relax.

I know you work and support your family. My wife and I both work to support ours and we take every deduction that is available. I pay a sizable amount every year as well.

I also realize why gas is close to three bucks a gallon is because OUR government is murdering trees to print more paper money.

The latest craze and the reason this post was started has also inflated the prices of A. EVIL looking semi automatic rifles. B. High capacity magazines for aforementioned rifles and unmentioned pistols. C. Ammunition of any caliber that will run in aforementioned rifles. It has been a HUGE boon the industry and the gun shops. Go figure.

The only high side I can see out of all this is that when the push falls flat on its bum, those that bought high, will want to sell low. I hope to be a player on buy low part.

Originally Posted by Jimbo

Why on earth does the US need an association for gun rights? Aren't you constitutionally assured of these rights? [he asks with trepidation...]

James.

Because enough people got tired of not being represented by the NRA in the manner that we think they should be representing us.